Condiment holders



y 3, 1956 A. RICHARDSON 2,753,083

CONDIMENT HOLDERS Filed June 9, 1955 "nited States Patent Ofice2,753,083 Patented July 3, 1956 CONDIMENT HOLDERS Martha A. Richardson,Akron, ()hio Application June 9, 1955, Serial No. 514,202 2 Claims. (Cl.222-1421) This invention relates to a combination condiment holder andnapkin holder, primarily for holding and selectively dispensing salt orpepper and for holding a card, napkin, favor, or the like. One object ofthe invention is the provision of a holder of this type that may be usedat the dining table, bearing the names of the several diners, therebydenoting the order in which the guests may be seated.

A further object is to provide a condiment holder and napkin holdercomposed of flexible material, that is novel and attractive inappearance, inexpensive to manufacture and that not only may be carriedin stock by retailers of such merchandise but that, if desired, may bemade up by the host by hand, on short notice and that will contributemuch to the setting for the dinner or function.

More specifically the invention consists in the combination andarrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described, defined in theclaims and illustrated in the drawings, wherein:

Figs. 1 and 2 are face and rear views, respectively, of body portions ofthe device before assembly.

Pig. 3 is a plan view of the body portions sewn together along three ofits lateral edges.

Fig. 4 is a top edge view of Pig. 3 showing the sewn edges turned in.

Fig. 5 is a face view of the device sewn and folded along its center toform adjacent salt and pepper compartments.

Pig. 6 is a view of the condiment holder with strap sewn on.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view showing the now separated compartments as seenfrom the open end of the device.

Fig. 8 is an elevational view of the strap and ring portions of thedevice, and,

Fig. 9 is a view in elevational perspective showing the completedcondiment holder, ready for use.

The reference numerals 1, 2 denote the two-piece body or receptacle offlexible sheet-like material, each desirably square in overall shape, ofexactly the same size, the piece 1 formed with two identical separategroups of perforations 3, each group located between a center creaseline 4 and the adjacent edge of the sheet, the space or distance betweeneach group 3 of perforations to the center line being desirably the sameas the space or distance from that group to the adjacent lateral edge ofthe sheet.

The body pieces 1, 2, superposed, are folded inwardly and stitched alongparallel portions of the border stitch line 5, but leaving the edge 6open so that two compartments are formed in the body, one compartmentextending from each of the parallel portions of stitch line 5 to thecrease line 4 and from the open edge 6 of the body to that portion ofstitch line 5 connecting the parallel portions of said line.

Upon one side of the center line 4 is a stitch line 7 adjacent theretoand co-extensive therewith, the material here being gathered to form thecrimp d as clearly shown in Fig. 7. Extending about the body of thecondiment holder at its mid-section and sewn thereto is the strap 9,somewhat corset-like, constricting the body to prevent escape of thecontents through the open end thereof, while elastic ring or loop 10 isstitched to said strap and to the body to receive and carry a card orfavor. The groups of perforations are now disposed upon opposite sidesof the body of the holder and open into separate compartments so that,as the holder is shaken, in conventional manner, the material in but onecompartment will be dispensed. Before the condiment holder is filled thestrap and ring are removed and after filling are again sewn in place.

What is claimed is:

l. In a holder for condiments, a receptacle formed of two pieces ofsuperposed flexible sheet-like material of square shape and of a commonsize, two remote edges of each sheet of material folded upon itself, aline of stitches securing said folded edges in position and connectingsame to each other and closing three sides of said receptacle, leavingone side open, a center crease line connecting the open side of saidreceptacle to the remote closed side, a line of stitching adjacent saidcenter line and co-extensive therewith, the material crirnped along saidline of stitching, one of said sheets of material formed with two groupsof perforations spaced equal distances from said center line, a strapextending about said crimped portion and sewn thereto constricting saidreceptacle, and a loop secured to said strip and to said receptacle forcarrying an object.

2. In a holder for condiments, a receptacle formed of two pieces ofsuperposed sheets of material of common size, two edges of each sheet ofmaterial folded upon itself, a line of stitching securing said foldededges in posi tion and leaving one side only of said receptacle open, acenter line connecting the open side of said receptacle to a closed sidethereof, a line of stitching parallel to and co-extensive with saidcenter line, the material being crimped along said last named line ofstitching dividing said receptacle into separate compartments, one ofsaid sheets of material formed with two groups of perforations uponopposite sides of said center line communicating with said compartments,and receptacle constricting means disposed centrally of said receptacle.

No references cited.

